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In response to the issue of young truck drivers' weaker perception of potential risks, which makes them more prone to engaging in risky driving behaviors, the direct influence of risk perception on behavior was innovatively considered. An improved theory of planned behavior (TPB) model was developed and a study on risky driving behavior among young truck drivers was conducted. Valid questionnaire data from 330 young truck drivers in China were collected, and the improved TPB model was validated and analyzed through structural equation modeling. The results indicate that the improved TPB model can effectively explain the risky driving behavior among young truck drivers. Specifically, attitudes toward behavior, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control have significant positive effects on behavioral intention, while behavioral intention and perceived behavioral control have significant positive effects on behavior. In addition, risk perception has a significant negative effect on behavioral intention and behavior. Furthermore, a comparison with the traditional TPB model reveals that the improved TPB model performs better in terms of fit and explanatory power. Fit indices CMIN/DF, RMSEA, and AGFI were optimized by 16%, 18%, and 1.5%, respectively, and there was a 5% increase in explanatory power for behavior variance, validating the rationality and effectiveness of the improved TPB model. This provides decision support for the development of intervention measures for risky driving behavior among young truck drivers in the future., Author(s): Zijun Liang [1,2]; Xuejuan Zhan [1]; Ran Deng [1]; Xin Fu (corresponding author) [3,4] 1. Introduction In recent years, with the rapid development of China's road transportation industry, the [...]

Based on the change trends of traffic flow in different controlled directions at an intersection, the space-time resource integrated optimization method for TOD (time-of-day) division based on multidimensional traffic-flow data is proposed in this paper. By analyzing the traffic-flow data of 8, 4, 2, and 1 dimensions commonly used at the intersection, the dynamic Fisher algorithm is used to complete the time segment division of the traffic-flow sequence of different dimensions. On this basis, the preliminary TOD division is completed, and the phase timing and lane-use assignment corresponding to the preliminary time periods are optimized. Then, the adjacent time periods are merged and tested to complete the final result of the TOD division. In order to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method, the schemes based on traffic-flow data of different dimensions are carried out by using the data at an actual intersection in Wuhu City, and the total and average vehicle delays of different schemes throughout the day are evaluated by VISSIM. The results show that the more dimensions of traffic flow data are adopted, the more refined the TOD division scheme is, and the less the total delay and average delay at intersections throughout the day are. In particular, the TOD division scheme after further optimizing the lane-use assignment can further reduce the total and average vehicle delay throughout the day. It shows that the method using multidimensional traffic-flow data at an intersection to carry out the integrated optimization of TOD division, lane-use assignment, and phase timing has good applicability., Author(s): Zijun Liang (corresponding author) [1,2]; Xuejuan Zhan [1]; Wei Kong [1]; Yun Xiao [1,2] 1. Introduction Urban traffic signal optimization plays an important role in alleviating traffic congestion and [...]

The growth of ride-hailing services has made people's daily commutes more convenient but has increased traffic on the road. However, the data needed to verify the impact of ride-hailing services on the urban road traffic network are lacking. This study matches data on the trajectories of different kinds of vehicles in Xuancheng city in the urban road network by using vehicle information data, ride-hailing information data, and license plate data recorded by the traffic bayonet system from December 26, 2018, to January 25, 2019. We used two indices, the detecting intensity and the detecting rate, to analyze the characteristics of travel based on ride-hailing services in Xuancheng. The results show that the ride-hailing vehicles have obvious travel characteristics of morning peak and evening peak, and in central urban areas and through the proposed indices of the travel time occupation rate and the travel space occupation rate to further quantitatively analyze the spatial and temporal characteristics of travel of different kinds of vehicles. Following this, we calculated the average ratios of different kinds of vehicles on congested sections of the road network and used simple regression to analyze the relationship between this and the average speed on these sections to quantitatively analyze the impact of ride-hailing on traffic congestion. The work here can provide effective decision-making support to the government for managing travel based on ride-hailing services., Author(s): Zijun Liang (corresponding author) [1,2]; Wei Kong [1]; Xuejuan Zhan [1]; Yun Xiao [1,2] 1. Introduction Ride-hailing [1-3] is a recently introduced travel service that has increased the convenience [...]